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Back in 2013, our tumblr site was started and ran until 2018, when they decided it was too "adult" - too lurid, supposedly. We followed the exodus to newtumbl and four years of dedication vanished in June of 2023. That work was not only new posts but upgrades of hundreds of old tumblr posts as well. So far, there has been no way to rescue those posts, so this will be the third version of this project. And, I'll warn you in advance, I may slip in covers that are not crime or mystery but just because I like the artwork. Enjoy!

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December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on July 11, 2025June 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dane gregory, detective tales magazine, rudolph belarski, tiah devitt, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1950 issue

July 1950

cover by Pagano

Posted on July 10, 2025June 7, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, inside detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on July 1950 issue

June 1944 – inaugural issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

June 1944 – inaugural issue

cover art by J. George Janes

Posted on July 5, 2025June 7, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags current detective magazine, j. george janes, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1944 – inaugural issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

June 1937

cover art by Dalton Stevens

[updated with original art 8/9/25]

Posted on July 5, 2025August 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crime, updatedTags dalton stevens, master detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

February 1953 issue

February 1953

Posted on July 5, 2025June 7, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on February 1953 issue

February 1951 issue

February 1951

Posted on July 5, 2025June 7, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, front page detective, smokingLeave a comment on February 1951 issue

same dame

August 1954 issue of Police Cases

October 1956 issue

Posted on July 5, 2025June 7, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, detective cases magazine, police files magazine, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on same dame

October 1939 issue

October 1939

Posted on July 3, 2025June 7, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags crime detective magazine, hollywoodLeave a comment on October 1939 issue

January 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 3, 2025June 7, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alice tilton, detective novel magazine, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on January 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Armand Seguso

December 1936

cover art by Armand Seguso

Posted on July 3, 2025June 7, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags armand seguso, inside detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Armand Seguso

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